Mushroom farm boom

易菇

Resettled farmers here have ventured into oyster mushroom farming after attending training courses run by the Department of Agriculture Research Technical and Extension Services
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A mushroom training course at the Kunzwana Women’s Association.

Farmers said they were failing to meet the overwhelming demand of the mushrooms.

“We are facing challenges in securing the mushroom seed. You cannot get the seed anywhere but Harare. Last time, I bought 40kg of the seed and harvested four bags of mushrooms which I sold to hotel and lodge operators in Bulawayo,” said George Gadzira, a resettled farmer.

Gadzira said he was planning to commercialise the project so that he could meet the increasing demand from vegetable shops in the city.

Another mushroom farmer, Jefter Moyo, called on the government to make seed available elsewhere in the country.

“A lot of farmers are interested in mushroom farming but their major handicap is seed shortage and lack of farming technology. Some of us are lucky because we have been trained in mushroom production,” he said.

云舟

这里安置的农民参加的农业技术研究和推广服务部开办的培训课程后，进军平菇养殖。一个蘑菇在Kunzwana培训课程Women’协会。农民说，他们未能满足蘑菇的巨大需求。“我们正面临挑战，在确保蘑菇种子。你不能让任何地方，但哈拉雷种子。乔治Gadzira，重新安置的农民说，“最后一次，我买了40公斤，种子收获四袋香菇，我在布拉瓦约的酒店和旅馆经营者出售。gadzira说，他计划到商业化的项目，以便他能满足从蔬菜店在城市的需求增加。另一菇农，Jefter莫约，呼吁政府在该国其他地方，使种子可用。“很多农民都在蘑菇养殖感兴趣，但他们的主要障碍是种子短缺和缺乏养殖技术。他说，“我们很幸运，因为我们一直在食用菌生产培训。